Cherry Hill police investigating multiple reports of lewdness

CHERRY HILL - Police are alerting the public after a third report of public lewdness in recent months.

The incidents occurred within a couple of miles of each other in Cherry Hill. All of the complaints involved a female seeing a man masturbating in public at night, police said in a press release.

In the most recent incident, at 8:13 p.m. Monday, a female told police she saw a male masturbating outside the window of her home on the 1900 block of Greentree Road. There was no description included in the report.

A description was given, however, when a female reported a lewdness incident at 11:41 p.m. Jan. 6 at North Birchwood Park Drive and Karen Lane. In that case, the male was described as an African American wearing a black furry coat and jeans.

And back on Dec. 4, 2018, a female was inside an office park at Route 70 and Springdale Road when she saw a male masturbating outside her window. There was no description of the man in that incident, which was reported at 8:46 p.m.

In all three of the cases, the male ran away after being spotted, police said.

The Cherry Hill Police Department reminds community members to be alert and aware of their surroundings, and to call police if they see suspicious activity.

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Hannah Schwab, hannah.schwab@tcpalm.com